Authors Mark Twain and J.D. Salinger developed two similar characters from two novels of different time periods. In Twain's novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the main character Huckleberry Finn exhibits many similarities in his personality with Salinger's character Holden Caulfield, from his novel The Catcher in the Rye. In both novels, each character embarks upon a journey to escape their problems and surroundings. They find it necessary to escape these things because they are both outcasts of society. As outcasts, Huck and Holden often tell lies to make them feel as though they fit in. Also, they lie to save themselves from trouble on their journeys. Another interesting connection between Huck and Holden is their self-debate between their morals and their conscience. Both boys have feelings that contradict the things they have been taught as right and have to make a decision between them. The connection...